you have recently been appointed as auditor to Johnson Plc; a company whose shares are traded on the Stock Exchange. The Directors of Johnson Plc have recommended that you perform the following services . (i) The statutory audit of the annual financial statements. (ii) Taxation services, and (iii) Consistency services in respect of the implementation of a new information technology system Your firm has not acted for Johnson Plc before but does act as auditor for one of the major competitors. (a) Identify and explain the professional and ethical issues that should have been identified by your firm in relation to the provision of the services outlined above, and describe the safeguards that should be in place in order to address these issues. (including Citations/references) (b) What are the fundamental principles of ethics? Briefly explain their meaning (including Citations/references) (c) A client’s affairs should not be disclosed to third parties. However where a client has been…

You have recently been appointed as auditor to Johnson Plc; a company whose shares are traded on the Stock Exchange. The Directors of Johnson Plc have recommended that you perform the following services . (i) The statutory audit of the annual financial statements. (ii) Taxation services, and (iii) Consistency services in respect of the implementation of a new information technology system Your firm has not acted for Johnson Plc before but does act as auditor for one of the major competitors. Required. (a) Identify and explain the professional and ethical issues that should have been identified by your firm in relation to the provision of the services outlined above, and describe the safeguards that should be in place in order to address these issues. (Include citations to support work). (b) What are the fundamental principles of ethics? Briefly explain their meaning (Include citations to support work). (c) A client’s affairs should not be disclosed to third parties. However where a…

Your audit team is reviewing the third quarter financial statements of Smirks, Inc., a publicly traded company. The audit manager, Jason, thinks the client may have omitted an important item and has asked you to research whether interim financial statements are required to include earnings per share amounts. Prepare an email responding to Jason’s question. Comment on any other potential ramifications of Smirks, Inc.’s omission that come to mind, which you can offer to research. Please draft one email. Thank you.

You are a new staff member of Monet & Associates, a mid-sized accounting firm and have been assigned to an engagement team that is conducting the financial report audit for Harrisons Ltd (Harrisons). The engagement team, under the guidance of the engagement partner, Vince Mater, is currently performing a preliminary risk assessment of the audit client. The following documents have been provided to you: Memo from audit partner, Vince Mater, dated 6th January 2020 which includes a summary of the initial audit procedures undertaken by the engagement partner for the 31 December 2019 audit. A relevant industry outlook report provided by the Australian Construction Industry Forum published on 7 November 2019.   REQUIRED: You have been asked to assess the inherent risk of the client and perform preliminary analytical procedures as part of the audit planning process in obtaining an understanding about the client’s business and indicate where there is an increased likelihood of…

Your firm has many clients and many audits reporting obligations. The audits of most clients result in an unmodified opinion. The following draft represents the report that you contemplate for your nonissues.   Independent Auditor's Report   To: The Board of Directors   We have [1] the accompanying financial statements of X Company, which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 20X1, and 20X0, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity, and [2] for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.   Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements   [3] is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement,…

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CASE STUDY: HARRISONS LTD You are a new staff member of Monet & Associates, a mid-sized accounting firm and have been assigned to an engagement team that is conducting the financial report audit for Harrisons Ltd (Harrisons). The engagement team, under the guidance of the engagement partner, Vince Mater, is currently performing a preliminary risk assessment of the audit client. The following documents have been provided to you: Memo from audit partner, Vince Mater, dated 6thJanuary 2020 which includes a summary of the initial audit procedures undertaken by the engagement partner for the 31 December 2019 audit. A relevant industry outlook report provided by the Australian Construction Industry Forum published on 7 November 2019.   REQUIRED: You have been asked to assess the inherent risk of the client and perform preliminary analytical procedures as part of the audit planning process in obtaining an understanding about the client’s business and indicate where there is an increased…

You are an auditor working with JUMAN audit firm. JUMAN audit firm accepted two engagements to audit the financial statements of MUNER company and MUHEET company. Explain how risk of material misstatement should he assessed and what effect that assessment will have on detection risk for the following two audit clients:   MUNER firm, is a fast-growing trucking company operating in the southeastern part of the West Bank. The company is publicly held, but Hafeth Khalil and his sons control 58 percent of the stock. Hafeth Khalil is chairman of the board and CEO. He personally makes all major decisions with little consultation with the board of directors. Most of the directors, however, are either members of the Khalil family or long-standing friends. The board basically rubber-stamps Hafeth Khalil's decisions.

Identify 3 different factors that may have an impact on the risk of performing the audit (i.e. inherent risk, control risk, etc) and how the factor identified impacts the risk of the audit (i.e. increases/decreases risk). One of your firm's longtime audit clients owns a group of companies and recently added a new addition to the group - Stained Glass Inc - which your firm will be auditing for the first time this year. The manager of Stained Glass Inc, Jennifer, is relied upon by the owner to run the day-to-day operations of the company with minimal oversight. Jennifer's annual bonus is based on a percentage of pre-tax net income per the audited F/S. Jennifer has hired her sister to perform all of the accounting for Stained Glass Inc as Jennifer does not know much about accounting. Additionally, you are told that the bank relies on the audited F/S of the group to make lending decisions.